Where does “Hosenboden” come from?

Hosenboden (German) comes from German boden, from Middle High German boden, from Old High German bodam, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Hosenboden (German): seat (of trousers/pants)

Definitions

  1. seat (of trousers/pants)

Ancestry of “Hosenboden”, step by step

Hosenboden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German boden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbodenground, soil
2Middle High Germanboden—
3Old High Germanbodamground, floor; floor, bottom
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhosetrousers
2Middle High Germanhose—
3Old High Germanhosapants
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →